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A few months ago, Fatshark teased a follow-up to their popular cooperative FPS, Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide. Vermintide 2 is slated to come out sometime early next year with a number of improvements over the original, including a new hero progression system with different “career” options, a better loot system, and a new enemy force to face - Chaos. A beta is on its way, but ahead of that, we got to check out a limited demo and it left us wanting to see more.

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In March of last year, n-Space, the developer behind Sword Coast Legends, was shut down. The game, though, continued on and even got released on consoles a few months later. Presumably, it was the publisher, Digital Extremes that keep things going. Now, though, it seems that that particular publishing contract has expired and so, on December 31, the title will be removed from all digital store fronts.

OVERKILL has been rather tight-lipped on their forthcoming co-op FPS title, The Walking Dead. In fact until recently, all we knew about the game was that it involved zombies and supported some kind of co-op, but no idea how many players or if it was just "PAYDAY with zombies" or what. On Monday, the Swedish developer shed a little bit of light on it all.

Frozenbytes' Nine Parchments arrived on PC and the Nintendo Switch last week, so this past Monday Nick, Locke, Jason, and Mike teamed up to check out this spell-slinging adventure, and see how exactly it differs from Paradox's Magicka.

In 2016, a mobile shoot ‘em up called Sky Force Anniversary made its way to consoles. Despite the humble origins, it proved to be a surprisingly robust and addictive game. Now Infinite Dreams has released the sequel Sky Force Reloaded on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Steam. With two-player local co-op and loads of new content, Reloaded just mi...

At last week's "The Game Awards," a new gameplay trailer dropped for Hazelight Studios' forthcoming co-op adventure, A Way Out. In the midst of the game's director saying a lot of things, he also mentioned that when the title launches next year, it will feature something unique: a free co-op trial.

During this year's Mech_Con, developer Piranha Games announced that MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries will support four player co-op when it launches next year. The entire story campaign can be played with your buddies, meaning it won't be up to just you to lead your mercenary squad to glory.

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One of my favorite tabletop co-op games of the past few years has been The Lord of the Rings Living Card Game put out by Fantasy Flight Games. Over the weekend, Asmodee and Fantasy Flight announced they'll be bringing the title to the PC next year. I am so stoked!

Since we’re decidedly in the midst of the winter holiday season, I decided to do something a little different for this month’s issue of MMO Co-Opportunities. Holiday-related events are often well-received in the MMO gaming community because they offer the chance to do something outside the normal routine and usually net players some exc...

And so another week comes to an end and we head into the weekend with hopes of relaxation and gaming. We've got only a few weeks left until the end of the year, so everyone's cramming in every game that came out this year into their schedule... nah, it's just more Destiny 2.

There was a lot going on during last night's "The Game Awards," including a new trailer for Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding that featured a baby inside Norman Reedus' stomach giving a "thumbs up." Amidst all that, 10 Chambers Collective showed off some gameplay footage from their forthcoming FPS co-op shooter, GTFO.

A few months ago, Fatshark teased a follow-up to their popular cooperative FPS, Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide. Vermintide 2 is slated to come out sometime early next year with a number of improvements over the original, including a new hero progression system with different “career” options, a better loot system, and a new enemy force to face - Chaos. A beta is on its way, but ahead of that, we got to check out a limited demo and it left us wanting to see more.

Phoenix Labs' MMO-ish action RPG, Dauntless, gets an update today that includes some tweaks/improvements, as well as new gear and new behemoths' to hunt. This update is free for anyone currently in the closed beta, and will be a part of the title going forward.

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I thought it might have been Left 4 Dead 3, but alas it was not. Instead I'm almost equally as excited to see a brand new FPS from developer Saber Interactive (TimeShift, Inversion) set in the World War Z universe.

The first expansion to Destiny 2 arrived this week, and we decided to take a little bit of time Tuesday night to check it out. The "Curse of Osiris" added a whole new area (Mercury), a new public space, and some new activities for those who are interested, and while we didn't get a chance to look at them all, we did run through the "Infinite Forest" a few times.

THQ Nordic is continuing to revive the properties of game's past with the release of SpellForce 3 today. The third entry in the SpellForce series, the title mixes up RPG character progression in the form of hero characters with RTS resource and army management. Nick and Jason took it for a spin Monday night to show off the ins-and-outs of its co-op.

During this year's Tokyo Game Show, Atlus announced a remastered version of their 2013 brawler, Dragon's Crown, for the Japanese market. Today, they've announced that Dragon's Crown Pro will be coming to the West as well and it should be here sometime this Spring.

Ubisoft's cover/loot/toboggan shooter, The Division, hasn't exactly been lighting the world on fire since its initial release in 2016. Nevertheless, a core contingent of fans has been sticking with the game through thick and thin. Why, you might ask, do said players seem impervious the allure of newer releases? Well, you'll get a chance to see for yourself this weekend on PC, PlayStation 4, or Xbox One.

It's been an interesting past couple months for Destiny 2. Between the lack of a compelling endgame to which to return and the recent XP brouhaha, the loot shooter has gotten a little bit of a black eye. Bungie is hoping to turn things around this month with the new "Curse of Osiris" DLC that hits today (thereby adding more content), and a big update planned for next Tuesday that will address some of the game's underlying issues.

As if Dungeon Defenders 2 wasn’t wonderful enough in its current form, costing $0.00 and brimming with content, the developers at Trendy Entertainment have announced the first of many updates that will bring even more content to an already full game. Meaning that for the still low price of FREE you can play a full game and get your update on in a few short weeks.

We're getting ever closer to the end of the year, and as things start to wrap up, Locke, Mike, and Jason decided to delve once more into the world of Grim Dawn and check out the "Ashes of Malmouth" DLC that was released in October. Fair warning: we discuss a number of games that are not Grim Dawn or the DLC.

Today Firaxis announced a new expansion for Civilization VI. Entitled Rise and Fall, this expansion looks jam-packed with new features, civilizations, and leaders. What has us most excited, though, is the enhanced alliance system.

Canadian developer Cellar Door Games is best known for their 2013 hit, Rogue Legacy. After getting that game out on as many platforms as possible, they switched gears to an action-RPG brawler that will be nearing its release quite soon: Full Metal Furies. They teased that a launch date reveal will be dropping next Wednesday, December 6, so until we learn when we can get our mitts on this, enjoy some videos that lay out the "ABCs."

Dead Drop Studios is getting ready to unleash their latest co-op survival horror title upon the world. Outbreak: The New Nightmare is leaving Early Access sometime in January, and if you're interested in checking out this third-person shooter that pays homage to series like Resident Evil and Silent Hill, then you may want to pick it up now.

Sony and Atlus will be shutting down the servers for Demon's Souls on February 28, 2018. Eight years after it made a splash in the "hardcore" action RPG scene, it seems like the game will finally be riding into the sunset...